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貌合神离

mào hé shén lí

4-character word Traditional 貌合神離

What 貌合神离 means

1. the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

The characters in 貌合神离

• 貌mào(bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy
• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from

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